Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Born (1950-04-08) April 8, 1950 (age 74)
Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland
CitizenshipPoland, United States
Alma materLodz University of Technology
Known forAtom transfer radical polymerization
AwardsGrand Prix de la Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie (2020)
Franklin Institute Award (2017)
Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences (2015)
Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2011)
Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award (2009)
Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (2004)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Polymer chemistry
InstitutionsCarnegie Mellon University
Doctoral studentsKathryn Beers

Krzysztof "Kris" Matyjaszewski (Polish: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf matɨjaˈʂɛfskʲi]; born April 8, 1950) is a Polish-American[1] chemist. He is the J.C. Warner Professor of the Natural Sciences at the Carnegie Mellon University[2] Matyjaszewski is best known for the discovery of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), a novel method of polymer synthesis that has revolutionized the way macromolecules are made.[3]

Matyjaszewski was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2006 and the National Academy of Sciences in 2019[4] for expanding the capabilities of controlled/living polymerizations and developing ATRP, a robust catalytic process for the radical polymerization of monomers. He received the prestigious Wolf Prize in Chemistry[5] in 2011, the Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences[6] in 2015, and the Grand Prix de la Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie, France in 2020.[7]

  1. ^ "Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski – The laureate of the Green Chemistry Challenge Awards". Polish Academy of Sciences. 2008. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Faculty Profile: Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, J.C. Warner University Professor of Natural Sciences". Carnegie Mellon Department of Chemistry. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. ^ Wang, Jin-Shan; Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof (May 1995). "Controlled/"living" radical polymerization. Atom transfer radical polymerization in the presence of transition-metal complexes". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 117 (20): 5614–5615. doi:10.1021/ja00125a035.
  4. ^ "Member Search Results". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  5. ^ "The 2011 Wolf Prize in Chemistry". Wolf Fund. Archived from the original on May 17, 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, 2015". Dreyfus Foundation. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  7. ^ "Les anciens lauréats". Actions (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-20.